belatedness

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noun

The state or quality of being belated or of being too late.

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latenesslentitudelentorretardationslothtardity
OriginEnglish belated →
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Meanings

nounbelatedness (usually uncountable, plural belatednesses)

plural belatednesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being belated or of being too late.

    Synonyms: lateness

  2. uncountableusuallySlowness; backwardness.

    Synonyms: lentitude, lentor, retardation, sloth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being belated or of being too late.

Similar
lateness

nounSlowness; backwardness.

Similar
lentitudelentorretardationsloth
Similar
tardity
Also see
behindhandnesslatenesstardity

Origin

  1. Englishbelate
  2. Englishbelated
  3. Englishbelatedness

From belated + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

belatedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belatedness

MLA

“belatedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belatedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belatedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belatedness.

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